Hannah Dowdy
"The Drowsy Chaperone" stars Nick Echols (clockwise from left) as Robert Martin, Jenny Lynn Christoffersen as Janet Van Der Graaff, and Carla McDonald as the title character.
Hannah Dowdy
"The Drowsy Chaperone" stars Nick Echols (clockwise from left) as Robert Martin, Jenny Lynn Christoffersen as Janet Van Der Graaff, and Carla McDonald as the title character.
"Annie Get Your Gun": Musical about the best shot around, Annie Oakley. 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays, through Sept. 12. Tickets: $28/adults, $15/students, and $10/children under ages 12. Other shows: 7:30 p.m. Sept. 1 and 8 (both are Wednesday shows). Theatre Memphis (Lohrey Stage), 630 Perkins Ext. Call 682-8323. theatrememphis.org
"The Drowsy Chaperone": A die-hard musical fan plays his favorite cast album, a 1928 smash hit called "The Drowsy Chaperone," and the show magically bursts to life. Shows are 8 tonight and Saturday; final show 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets $38; $20 senior citizens, students, military; $15 children. Playhouse on the Square, 66 S. Cooper. 726-4656. playhouseonthesquare.org.
"Superior Donuts": In Tracy Letts' provocative comedy, a black teen wants to jazz up his white boss' struggling donut shop in the Uptown neighborhood of Chicago. The 2009 Broadway play is the first of two by the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright to be staged locally this season. Pamela Poletti directs the show at The Circuit Playhouse, 51 S. Cooper. Shows: 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through Sept. 19. Call 726-4656.
"The Wiz": Dorothy is a shy 24-year-old Harlem kindergarten teacher brought by a snowstorm to the Land of Oz in this version of the classic story based on the smash Broadway musical. Show times and tickets: 7:30 p.m. Thursdays ($18; $15 students and senior citizens), 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 3 p.m. Sundays, through Sept. 12. Tickets $22; $18 for students, senior citizens (age 65+) with ID. "Parents Night" is Sept. 3. Hattiloo Theatre, 656 Marshall. Call 525-0009. hattilootheatre.org
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